Improvement in brick-machines



UNITED STATES ZELORA PHILLIPS. OF OSSEO, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN BRICK-MACHINES.

Speeiiieation forming part of Letters Patent No. 108,511, dated October 18, 1870.

To all nzom. it muy concern.

Bc it known that I, ZELORA PHILLIPS, of Osseo, in the county ot' Hillsdale, and in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Mode of Manufacturing Brick 5 and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereot', reference being` had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked therein, making a part of this specication- Ille i ire of my invention consists in iin- ],rovesn in the construction and arrangement ota bricknmehine, as will be more fully l'aereinatter set i'orth.

in order to enable others skilled in thc art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe `its construction and operation, referringI to,the annexed drawing,in whichlfigure l is a perspective view of the stationary table, movable table, and gate or ont-ott'. Vig. 2 is apcrspective view of the funnel through which the column ot' clay is passed out. Fig". is a horizontal section of the funnel. Fig. :L is ,a transverse vertical section, and Fig. 5 a longitudinal vertical section. ot' the same.

A represents a stationary table, o any suitable dimensions, provided with two rollers, l5 P, upon which rests the movable tablet). ln this movable table is eut or ^groovcd in the gate or cutoff D, on a level with the face of the table, so that the column or columns ot clay may pass over the lower part 'of said 'ga te or trame. Ilo the gate or trame l) are attaehed wires a a in an inclined position, as

shown in Fig. l.

To the tub or grinder (which I have notdeemed it necessary to representin the drawing) is attached a castiron frame, E, ot' oblong shape, which i'ra'nnc is provided with a flange, i), through which screws pass to secure it to the tub or grinder.

This frame is placed so that the clay will be forced ont horizontally in one or more solid columns, the upper and lower sides of said trame being inclined, so that the outer opening` is narrower than the opening next to the grinder. In this frame ,E are placed one or more sets of gibs, to form one or more columns of clay. Each set of gibs consists of two end pieces, G G, and a top and bottom piece', H, the set or set-s being secured by means ot' setscrews I I through the ends ofthe frame. l

The top and bottom gibs H H have a diamond-shaped face, nl, as shown in Fig. 3, nearest the point ot' delivery, while nearest the point ot' entrance they are Wider as seen in Fig. 4.

It will be observed that the form of the brick or column is complete at the right and left angles c c of the diamond face d, this point being about two inches in rear of the extreme point otl delivery.

The corners from f to c, being the most open, allow the column to pass ont evenly and together, but to still more retard the column, the gibs are extended beyond the point c e of its perfect formation, the corners bein g left entirely open, which completes the column and makes it perfect.

The narrow or end gibs G G are about half an inch wider at the rear opening, or point of reeei vin g the clay from the grinder, than at the point of delivery, which is necessary in order to conform to the shape of the top and bottom gibs. All these gibs are made ot' steel or other -suitable material.

The operation ot' my machine is as follows: The grinder, being in motion, forces the clay through :the gibs in the frame E, making' it unms iu the exact shape of a brick-that is, of the same length and breadth.

The movable table C is held stationary until the column or columns otl clay have passed beyond the wires a a of the gate D just so far as it is desired to make the thickness of' the brick.' Then the table is allowed to movev with the columns, and the gate or trame D is moved sidewise, causing the wires a. a to cut the columns smooth and even, making perfectly square brick. The movable table U is then passed back for a new start.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination ot the trame E, gibs Gr come out horizontally in one or more solid col-v H, and set-sorews'I, all constructed and ar- I In testimony that I claim the foregoing` I ranged substantially as and for the purposes .have hereunto set my hund this 23d day of heroin set forth. August, 1870.

' 2. In combination with the frame E and gibs y ZELORA PHILLIPS. Y

. GII, the gate D, with Wires a a, and the mov- Witnesses:

able table C, substantially as and for the pnr- W. II. GREEN, Jr.,

poses herein `set forth. 'DoRR PHILLIPS. 

